Indiana University Department of Government publications, 1938-1961, bulk 1938-1952
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Repository
Indiana University Archives
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Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Indiana University. Department of Government
TitleIndiana University Department of Government publications, 1938-1961, bulk 1938-1952
Collection No.
C566
Extent
2.5 cubic feet
(3 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
The Department of Political Science was established at Indiana University in 1914 and was known as the Department of Government
from 1934 to 1969. The objective of the department and its affiliated institutions (the Institute of Politics, the Institute
of Training for Public Service, and the Bureau of Government Research) was to engage students in active studies on political
structure and commentary. The collection consists of faculty research publications and select student papers of noteworthy
academic and research value. The publications pertain mainly to politics and government within the state of Indiana.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
The Indiana University Department of Political Science was first established in 1914 under chair Amos Shartle Hershey. For
years prior, subjects concerning political discourse were lumped under departments such as history and economics until Hershey
began advocating the need for a separate department. The department was renamed the Department of Government in 1934 but shifted
back to the Department of Political Science in 1969.
The Department of Government consisted of seven faculty members. Ford P. Hall, a Rhodes Scholar in law, had been appointed
Chairman of the department in 1927, and he maintained that position until his death in 1951. Frank Bates was in his last year
before retirement. Ernest E. Linton (recipient of the department's first doctorate) was a continuing member of the department
from its early days. Pressly S. Sikes and Edward H. Buehrig had been appointed to instructorships in 1934, Francis D. Wormuth
in 1937, and John E. Stoner in 1938. Oliver P. Field, professor of public administration and law, and Roy V. Peel, professor
of public opinion, political parties, and the electoral process, joined the department in 1940.
Bates, who expressed particular interest in municipal and state government, helped the department develop close working educational
relationships with local political offices, namely the Legislative Reference Bureau of the General Assembly of Indiana. His
work led to student internship opportunities preparing and publishing studies useful to lawmakers and administrators in state
and local government. Such a working relationship led to the development of the Bureau of Government Research, established
under the directorship of Sikes soon after his appointment to the department in 1936. Edwin B. McPheron succeeded as director
from 1946 to 1957. York Willbern followed McPheron and was succeeded by James Kessler in 1966. Phillip Kronenberg was the
last director prior to the establishment of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs in 1971, which gradually absorbed
the greater responsibilities of the bureau.
The Institute of Training for Public Service was proposed and established by Ford P. Hall and Oliver P. Field in 1944. While
a division of the Department of Government, the institute strove to serve the university more broadly by creating opportunities
for students who expressed interest in government service, regardless of department or major. The institute developed curricula
through consultation with public officials, enabled internships with government agencies, and helped graduates find employment
in government offices.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into three series: the Institute of Politics, the Institute of Training for Public Service, and the
Bureau of Government Research. Each series is arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of seventy-seven volumes (including duplicates) of student and faculty research published by institutes
affiliated with the Indiana University Department of Government from 1938-1961, including the Institute of Politics (1940-1948),
the Institute of Training for Public Service (1961), and the Bureau of Government research (1938-1952). Save for the Institute
of Training for Public Service publication, which focuses on Turkish public administration, research conducted and published
in this collection circles around studies of political policies and systems within the state of Indiana. Faculty research
represented in the collection include that of Roy V. Peel, Oliver P. Field, John E. Stoner, Pressly S. Sikes, and Edwin B.
McPheron.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
Related Material
Additional records such as newsletters, annual reports, bulletins, and publications may be accessed in the
Archives of Institutional Memory.
Related photographs may be available in the
Indiana University Archives Photograph Collection.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession: 2014/062
Usage Restrictions
Copyright interests for this collection have been transferred to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information,
contact the Indiana University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[item], Indiana University Department of Government publications, Collection C566, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Transferred from the Indiana University Department of Political Science in 2014.
Processing InformationProcessed by Madison Chartier.
Completed in 2017
Container List
Series:
Institute of Politics, 1940-1948
Box 1
Roy V. Peel,
Interstate Trade Barriers, Publication 3, 1940
Roy V. Peel,
Changes in State and National Government and Their Significance for the Civil Service, Publication 4, 1940
(2 copies)
Lawrence H. Wendrich,
Labor and Politics, Publication 5, 1940
(2 copies)
George Snowden,
Negro Political Behavior—A Bibliography, Publication 6, 1941
(2 copies)
Roberts Chickering and Douglas Clack,
Institute of Politics—Comment on Current Affairs, Publication 7, 1941
(2 copies)
J. Kirk Eads ,
One Billion a Year—An Essay on Public Purchasing, Publication 8, 1941
(2 copies)
George Snowden,
Election Costs in Indiana—A Research Study, Publication 9, 1941
(2 copies)
Roy V. Peel,
The Institute of Politics, Publication 10, 1941
(2 copies)
George Snowden,
City Extension and the Negro Citizen, Publication 11, 1941
(2 copies)
Douglas Clack,
General Appraisal Standards and Methods for Measuring Public Administration, Publication 12, 1942
(2 copies)
Lawrence H. Wendrich,
The State Highway Commission of Indiana—A Study of Organization and Functions, Publication 13, 1942
(2 copies)
Roy V. Peel and Lawrence H. Wendrich,
The Season’s Texts in Politics, Publication 14, 1942
(2 copies)
Includes folded inserts.
Roy V. Peel,
Municipal Government in the War, Publication 15, 1942
(2 copies)
Paul G. Willis,
Two Studies on the Press and Public Opinion in Pre-War Time, Publication 16, 1942
(2 copies)
Louis E. Lambert,
The Congressional District System in Indiana, Publication 17, 1943
(2 copies)
Robert D. Rosenbush,
Indiana’s Representatives—A Study of Background Interests and Political Trends, Publication 18, 1943
(2 copies)
John Harvey Wheeler,
Indiana Local Elections, 1947: Tendencies Toward Non-Traditional Voting, Publication 26, 1948
(2 copies)
Jack Landon New,
The Bloomington, Indiana Municipal Campaign of 1947, Publication 27, 1948
(2 copies)
Series:
Institute of Training for Public Service, 1961
Box 1
A. Cemil Conk and Nemik Kemal Savun,
Turkish Public Administration: A Report on the Rationalization of the State Organization, 1961
Series:
Bureau of Government Research, 1938-1953
Box 2
E. B. McPheron,
A Summary of Indiana Centralization, Study 2, 1938
Robert Parrish,
A Study of Land Use Legislation in Indiana, Study 3, 1938
(2 copies)
John Paul Duncan,
An Appraisal of Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Systems, Study 4, 1939
Gilbert Bailey,
Legal Advertising, Study 6, 1941
(2 copies)
John E. Stoner and Oliver P. Field,
Public Health Services in an Indiana Defense Community, Study 7, 1942
(2 copies)
Gail M. Morris,
Justice of the Peace Courts in Indiana, Study 8, 1942
(2 copies)
Pressly S. Sikes,
Special Interim Commissions in the Indiana Legislative Process, Study 9, 1942
(2 copies)
Edwin B. McPheron and Pressly S. Sikes,
Indiana’s Program of Relief to Common School Units, Study 10, 1943
(3 copies)
Pressly S. Sikes,
A Guide to Published Data for Cities of the United States, Study 11, 1943
(2 copies)
Oliver P. Field,
Judicial Review of Legislation in Ten Selected States, Study 12, 1943
(2 copies)
John E. Stoner and Oliver P. Field,
Police Administration in an Indiana Defense Community, Study 13, 1943
John E. Stoner and Pressly S. Sikes,
Water and Sewerage Systems in Indiana: The Planning of Future Construction Now, Study 14, 1944
(3 copies)
Published jointly with the Indiana State Board of Health
John E. Stoner and Oliver P. Field,
Public Schools in an Indiana Defense Community, Study 16, 1946
(3 copies)
Pressly S. Sikes,
A Manual for County Auditors of Indiana, Study 17, 1946
(2 copies)
John E. Stoner and Oliver P. Field,
Public Administration in an Indiana Defense Community, Studies 7 and 16, circa 1946
This is a compilation of previously published studies.
Ford P. Hall,
State Control of Business Through Certificates of Convenience and Necessity, Study 18, 1947
(2 copies)
Oliver P. Field,
The Advisory Opinion¬—An Analysis, Study 19, 1949
(2 copies)
Reprinted from the Indiana Law Journal vol. 24
Louis E. Lambert and E. B. McPheron,
Modernizing Indiana’s Constitution, Study 21, 1951
John E. Stoner,
Building Regulations in Indiana: A Study of Public Rule Making by Private Specialists, Study 22, 1951
(3 copies)
Edwin B. McPheron,
A Manual for Township Trustees of Indiana, Study 23, 1951
(3 copies)
Oliver P. Field,
Political Science at Indiana University—1829-1951, Study 24, 1952
Warner O. Chapman and Oliver P. Field,
Indiana Licensing Law, Study 25, 1953
(2 copies)
